Monthly Archives: April 2014

Getting Caught with a Poem in Your Pocket

“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.” -Orson Rega Card April was National Poetry Month and April 21-25 was School Library Week. The librarian at my children’s school had a week of fun activities, called “Catch the Reading Wave,” planned for the students. They could wear something beach themed on […]

Bringing Back the Classics: Week of the Young Child

“Little pig, little pig, let me come in!” “Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin!” “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!” Everyone knows the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, right? Well, adults do. But what about about children? I was surprised […]

What I’ve Been Reading (March 2014)

Here are the children’s books that have been in my library bag and on my nightstand in March (well, at least the ones I’d recommend). Go check them out! Preschool (ages 3-5 years) and Early Elementary (ages 5-8 years): Early Elementary (ages 5-8 years): Middle Grades (ages 8-12 years):